Issue - meetings

Cabinet Member: Deputy Leader

Forward Plan Ref: 2016/049

Contact: Ian Dyson, Assistant Chief Finance Officer (Assurance) Tel: (01865) 323875

Report by Assistant Chief Finance Officer (Assurance) (CA9).

This paper provides details of performance for quarter one 2016-17 for the Cabinet to consider. The report is required so that the Cabinet can monitor the performance of the Council in key service areas and be assured that progress is being made to improve areas where performance is below the expected level.

Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to note and discuss the performance reported in the dashboards.

Recommendation agreed.

Cabinet considered a report that provided details of performance for quarter one 2016-17 for the Cabinet to consider. The report was required so that the Cabinet can monitor the performance of the Council in key service areas and be assured that progress is being made to improve areas where performance is below the expected level.

Councillor Brighouse, Chairman of Performance Scrutiny Committee commented that it was the first in the new format of reports that were a great improvement on previous ones. She highlighted a number of areas they had considered at the Performance Scrutiny Committee meeting. This included the high standing of the adult social care services; continuing issues around reablement; the good work in relation to foster carers and the expected savings in ICT through the transformation agenda which she hoped would be delivered with improved services. Councillor Brighouse added that the Committee had also considered the Oxfordshire Safeguard Childrens Board and the Oxfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board annual reports. The Committee would be looking to use some of the issues raised to set the agenda for the upcoming meeting with the Police & Crime Commissioner.

Following discussion it was:

RESOLVED:             to note and discuss the performance reported in the dashboards.